Chapter 65, MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-120) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-120) Sec. 3.1-35-120. Collector; duties. A city collector, if one is elected or appointed, shall preserve all warrants returned to the collector and shall keep books and accounts in the manner prescribed by the corporate authoritie…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-125) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-125) Sec. 3.1-35-125. Collector; reports. When required by the corporate authorities or by ordinance, the collector shall make a written report to the corporate authorities (or to any officer designated by the corporate authorities…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-130) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-130) Sec. 3.1-35-130. Collector; possession of money. The collector is prohibited from keeping the money of the municipality in his or her possession, or in the possession of any person for his or her use, beyond the time prescribe…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-135) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-135) Sec. 3.1-35-135. Clerk as collector. In any municipality having a population of less than 1,000,000 in which the corporate authorities have provided for the appointment of a collector, the corporate authorities may provide by …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-140) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-140) Sec. 3.1-35-140. Marshal; duties. The marshal shall perform the duties that the corporate authorities prescribe for the preservation of the public peace and the observance and enforcement of ordinances and laws. (Source: P.A. …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-15) Sec. 3.1-35-15. Mayor or president; release of prisoners. The mayor or president may release any person imprisoned for violation of a municipal ordinance and shall report the release, together with the reasons for the release, t…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-20) Sec. 3.1-35-20. Mayor or president; examination of records. The mayor or president at all times may examine and inspect the books, records, and papers of any agent, employee, or officer of the municipality. (Source: P.A. 87-1119…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-25) Sec. 3.1-35-25. Mayor or president; calling out militia. Subject to the authority of the Governor as commander-in-chief of the militia, the mayor or president may call out the militia to aid in suppressing riots and other disord…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-30) Sec. 3.1-35-30. Mayor or president; designation for signing instruments. The mayor or president may designate in writing another person to affix the signature of the mayor or president to any written instrument or instruments re…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-35) Sec. 3.1-35-35. Mayor or president pro tem; temporary chairman. (a) If the mayor or president is temporarily absent because of an incapacity to perform official duties, but the incapacity does not create a vacancy in the office,…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-40) Sec. 3.1-35-40. Treasurer; duties. (a) The municipal treasurer shall receive all money belonging to the municipality and shall keep the treasurer's books and accounts in the manner prescribed by ordinance. These books and accoun…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-45) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-45) Sec. 3.1-35-45. Treasurer; reports. At the end of every month, and oftener if required by the corporate authorities, the municipal treasurer shall render an account under oath to the corporate authorities, or to an officer desig…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-5) Sec. 3.1-35-5. Mayor or president; general duties. The mayor or president shall perform all the duties which are prescribed by law, including ordinances, and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed. Th…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-50) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-50) Sec. 3.1-35-50. Treasurer; deposit of funds. (a) The municipal treasurer may be required to keep all funds and money in the treasurer's custody belonging to the municipality in places of deposit designated by ordinance. When req…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-55) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-55) Sec. 3.1-35-55. Treasurer; personal use of funds. The municipal treasurer shall keep all money belonging to the municipality and in the treasurer's custody separate and distinct from the treasurer's own money and shall not use, …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-60) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-60) Sec. 3.1-35-60. Treasurer; receipts and expenditures. The municipal treasurer shall report to the corporate authorities, as often as they require, a full and detailed account of all receipts and expenditures of the municipality,…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-65) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-65) Sec. 3.1-35-65. Treasurer; annual accounts. (a) Within 6 months after the end of each fiscal year, the treasurer of each municipality having a population of less than 500,000, as determined by the last preceding federal census, …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-70) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-70) Sec. 3.1-35-70. Treasurer; copy of report filed with collector. Within 6 months after the end of each fiscal year the treasurer of each municipality, as provided in Section 3.1-35-65, shall file with each town or county collecto…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-75) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-75) Sec. 3.1-35-75. Treasurer; failure to file account. If a municipal treasurer fails to file the annual account and affidavit with the town or county collector within 6 months after the end of a fiscal year as required by Section …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-80) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-80) Sec. 3.1-35-80. Violations and penalties. A public officer who fails, neglects, or refuses to discharge any duty imposed on that officer by Sections 3.1-35-65 through 3.1-35-75, or who violates any provisions of Sections 3.1-35-…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-85) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-85) Sec. 3.1-35-85. Treasurer; special assessment funds. All money received on a special assessment shall be held by the municipal treasurer as a special fund to be applied to the payment of the improvement for which the assessment …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-90) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-90) Sec. 3.1-35-90. Clerk; duties. (a) The municipal clerk shall keep the corporate seal, to be provided by the corporate authorities, and all papers belonging to the municipality the custody and control of which are not given to ot…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-95) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-95) Sec. 3.1-35-95. Deputy clerks. (a) A deputy clerk may execute all documents required by law to be executed by the municipal clerk and may affix the seal of the clerk wherever required. In signing any document, a deputy clerk sha…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-10) Sec. 3.1-40-10. Judge of elections. The city council shall be the sole judge of the election to office of the alderpersons. It shall also be the sole judge whether under Section 3.1-10-5 alderpersons are eligible to hold their o…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-15) Sec. 3.1-40-15. Rules; expulsion. The city council shall determine its own rules of proceeding and punish its members for disorderly conduct. With the concurrence of two-thirds of the alderpersons then holding office, it may exp…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-20) Sec. 3.1-40-20. Quorum. A majority of the corporate authorities shall constitute a quorum to do business. A smaller number, however, may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absentees under penalties (inclu…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-25) Sec. 3.1-40-25. Meetings. The city council may prescribe, by ordinance, the times and places of the council meetings and the manner in which special council meetings may be called. The mayor or any 3 alderpersons may call specia…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-30) Sec. 3.1-40-30. Mayor presides. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the city council. Except as provided in Articles 4 and 5 of this Code, the mayor shall not vote on any ordinance, resolution, or motion except the follow…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-35) Sec. 3.1-40-35. Deferral of committee reports. Upon the request of any 2 alderpersons present, any report of a committee of the council shall be deferred for final action to the next regular meeting of the council after the repo…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-40) Sec. 3.1-40-40. Vote required. The passage of all ordinances for whatever purpose, and of any resolution or motion (i) to create any liability against a city or (ii) for the expenditure or appropriation of its money shall requir…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-45) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-45) Sec. 3.1-40-45. Ordinances; approval; veto. All resolutions and motions (i) that create any liability against a city, (ii) that provide for the expenditure or appropriation of its money, or (iii) to sell any city or school prope…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-5) Sec. 3.1-40-5. Composition. The city council shall consist of the mayor and alderpersons. It shall meet in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. It shall keep a journal of its own proceedings. (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-50) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-50) Sec. 3.1-40-50. Reconsideration; passing over veto. Every resolution and motion specified in Section 3.1-40-45, and every ordinance, that is returned to the city council by the mayor shall be reconsidered by the city council at …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-55) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-55) Sec. 3.1-40-55. Reconsideration; requisites. No vote of the city council shall be reconsidered or rescinded at a special meeting unless there are present at the special meeting at least as many alderpersons as were present when …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-60) Sec. 3.1-40-60. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the majority of the members of the city council, the council may authorize an advisory question of public policy to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in the municipality. The cit…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-45-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-45-10) Sec. 3.1-45-10. Officers; duties and fees. The president and board of trustees may prescribe the duties of the officers appointed under Section 3.1-30-5, and the amount to be charged for services rendered by those officers, and …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-45-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-45-15) Sec. 3.1-45-15. Powers and duties. The trustees, except as otherwise provided in this Code, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon the alderpersons of a city. (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-45-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-45-20) Sec. 3.1-45-20. Villages and towns under special Acts. The trustees in every village or incorporated town specified in Section 3.1-25-70 shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as have been given by any special Ac…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-45-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-45-5) Sec. 3.1-45-5. Composition; manner of acting. The board of trustees shall consist of the president and trustees and, except as otherwise provided in this Code, shall exercise the same powers and perform the same duties as the city…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-5-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-5-5) Sec. 3.1-5-5. Application of Article. This Article 3.1 applies to all officers elected or appointed under this Article and Articles 4 and 5, unless provided otherwise. If there is a conflict between any provision in this Article 3.1…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-50-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-50-10) Sec. 3.1-50-10. Fixing salaries. The corporate authorities of a municipality may fix the salaries of all municipal officers and employees in the annual appropriation or budget ordinance. They may fix the salary of all officers w…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-50-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-50-15) Sec. 3.1-50-15. Compensation of members of corporate authorities. (a) The ordinance fixing compensation for members of the corporate authorities shall specify whether those members are to be compensated (i) at an annual rate or …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-50-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-50-20) Sec. 3.1-50-20. Compensation of employees. The compensation of employees shall be determined by the corporate authorities. (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-50-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-50-25) Sec. 3.1-50-25. Clerk serving as collector. In municipalities where the same person holds the elective office of municipal clerk and the appointive office of municipal collector, the corporate authorities may provide by ordinanc…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-50-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-50-5) Sec. 3.1-50-5. Establishment. All municipal officers, except as otherwise provided, shall receive the salary or other compensation that is fixed by ordinance. Salaries or other compensation shall not be increased or diminished so …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-10) Sec. 3.1-55-10. Interests in contracts. (a) A municipal officer shall not be financially interested directly in the officer's own name or indirectly in the name of any other person, association, trust, or corporation, in any contract, work, or business of th…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-55-15) Sec. 3.1-55-15. Misconduct. Every municipal officer who is guilty of a culpable omission of duty, or who is guilty of willful and corrupt oppression, malconduct, or misfeasance in the discharge of the duties of office, shall be …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-55-20) Sec. 3.1-55-20. Appeal to finance committee. In the adjustment of the accounts of the municipal collector or municipal treasurer with the municipal clerk or municipal comptroller, if there is one, there shall be an appeal to the…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-25) Sec. 3.1-55-25. Automatic abandonment of a form of municipal government. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4-10-1, 5-5-1, 5-5-1.1, 5-5-2, 5-5-3, 5-5-4, 5-5-5, and 5-5-6 and any other provisions of this Act, if a municipality adopts a different form …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-55-5) Sec. 3.1-55-5. Certificate of appointment. Whenever a person has been appointed or elected to office, the mayor or president shall issue a certificate of appointment or election, under the corporate seal, to the municipal clerk. A…